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Cracking the Code for AI in the DC

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There’s a new reason to optimize DC operations, and it’s bigger than the old reasons of productivity and efficiency gains. More and more companies are realizing that investing in their DCs and powering them with modern and sophisticated technologies like AI can lead to competitive advantages for the overall company.

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Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap

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But there is a technology gap between gleaming new automated facilities and tens of thousands of existing warehouses and distribution centers that pre-date the warehouse building boom of the past 5-10 years. For existing DCs, ecommerce has also added complexity to their operations. DCs were not built for change.

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What Does a Tier 1 Warehouse Management System Include?

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A Tier 1 WMS Should be Capable of Complex Optimization ARC Advisory Group does global market research on the warehouse management system market. Warehouse workers work alongside autonomous mobile robots to fulfill orders. The warehouse mobile robot system downloads orders from the WMS for the work that will be done in its zone.

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Should You Use a WMS or Mobile Robotic System to Optimize Work in in a DC?

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Locus Robotics Has Introduced a new Robot with a Heavier Payload Historically, a warehouse management system used slotting and waving functionality to optimize the work in a distribution center. In the more manual part of a warehouse, WMS waving is the key optimization tool. If everything works smoothly, this is great.

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Editor’s Choice: Fortifying Warehouse and Distribution Centers Against Cyberattacks

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This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at fortifying warehouse and distribution centers against cybersecurity attacks. The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations. Why are warehouses and DCs so vulnerable to cyberattacks?

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A Model for Employing Disabled Workers in Warehousing

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Körber is a leading provider of logistics software, material handling, voice, and consulting solutions. The company’s experience in hiring people that self-designate as disabled in their distribution centers (DCs) has been positive. Two years ago, the company had 5 different warehouse management systems. It is about business.”

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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

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So, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on the top 15 most popular logistics stories from 2021 and see what our readers found to be the most interesting. It was good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors. So let’s take a look now at the 15 most popular logistics stories.